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YFF to host film to mark Remembrance The Yorkton Film Festival’s OPEN Cinema program is back for the 2015 – 2016 Screening Year. As a special presentation of the OPEN Cinema program the first screening of the new series is part of the Voices of Courage: Stories from the World War series that the YFF is hosting across Canada. This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. The goal of the event is to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the poem “In Flanders Fields” as well as the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II. The timing is fitting given that that event occurs just before

Remembrance Day. The November Open Cinema screening will be of Front Lines, a nominee in the 2009 festival Documentary History category. Front Lines by the National Film Board is a tribute to the combatants in the First World War, this film traces the conflict through the war diary and private letters of five Canadian soldiers and a nurse. Hearing them, the listener detects between the lines an unspoken horror censored by war and propriety. The film mingles war footage, historical photos and readings of excerpts from the diary and letters. The directorial talent of Claude

To Commemorate Today we gather to honour the role of Canada in the two World Wars. The film, Trenches is but one way. It tells a story of persistence and courage in the face of adversity. This film, though, is but one way to commemorate. A second way is the many monuments across Canada and even overseas, monuments that remind us on a daily basis of a Canadian identity forged, at least in part, on the European battlefield. Let us begin in Ottawa. In 2000, Canadians saw for the first time the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Remembrance Day Ceremony. That year, there were the usual traditions –the military parade, the wreaths, the prayers, taps and reveille and most importantly our respected veterans. As the ceremony came to an end, it was expected that people would go home. But no, that wasn’t what happened. To the astonishment of all, hundreds of Canadians made their way to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They took their poppies from their jackets, stretched out their hands and left the blood-red symbol of remembrance on the monument. Unplanned, it

Bill Waiser Guilmain breathes life into these 90-year-old documents and accompanying archival images so that we experience the human face and heart of the conflict. Following the film,

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Saskatchewan historian Bill Waiser will give a presentation on the subject “Somehow, It Didn’t Seem Like War at All.” Waiser is a fascinating speaker. He taught at the U of S as a history professor for 30 years, won the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal and was author, co-author or editor of 14 books. He is entertaining and knowledgeable. Waiser has given over 200 talks on mostly Saskatchewan or western Canadian topics to schools and libraries, conventions, clubs and organizations, public ceremonies, and conferences (from the Association of University

was simply the gesture of a people showing respect for those who had fought that Canada might live in freedom. Yet the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is just one monument to illustrate our gratitude and respect. Across Canada, there are cenotaphs in many cities, in many towns. Our cenotaph, installed in 1930, is located on Darlington Avenue across from the Court House.Yorkton citizens raised the necessary funds, making donations large and small. These monuments stand in quiet recognition of war time loss and to pride in the Canadian contribution and the nation itself. Canadians also look to another monument – not in Canada but in far off France. At a national historic site on foreign soil stands the Vimy National War Memorial. It reminds us that more than 11,000 Canadian soldiers killed in France in World War One have no known graves. The site for the monument has developed its own particular significance. For the first time at Vimy, all four Canadian divisions fought together on the same battlefield. They were led by Sir Arthur

Architects to the Aquatic Toxicology Workshop to the Japanese Association of Canadian Studies to the International Master Gardener Conference to the Royal Society of New Zealand to the UofS Alumni Association in Great Britain). Known for his informative and entertaining presentations, Waiser seeks to provide a better understanding and appreciation of Canadian History. He is particularly concerned with taking the story of Saskatchewan to a wider audience. Waiser was the recipient of the University of Saskatchewan Distinction in Outreach and Public Service

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The film presentation is a perfect opportunity to come out and commemorate Remembrance Day, the Canadian soldiers we honour for fighting for our country, and the sacrifices made during World War Two. Join us for an evening of film and talk Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00pm at the Yorkton Public Library.

Open Cinema Passports will be handed out at this event. Bring your passport to each screening and at the final screening, people who have attended everyone will be entered in a draw to win tickets to our popular Lobsterfest event!

William Currie. He determinedly kept the Canadian divisions together rather than having them mixed in with various British units. One soldier wrote home: “Dear Mother, I looked to the right and left. All I could see was Canadians. By five o’clock, Vimy Ridge was ours. And Mother, I thought, we are a nation. This is us.” By the end of the First World War, most Canadians believed they had done important and difficult things together. The Canadian Corps had achieved a first-class reputation. They had played an obvious role in victory. Today we recognize the military importance of the First World War but more importantly we recognize its importance for our nation. On the battlefields of Europe, we came to be accepted as an independent nation. We saw ourselves as Canadian. Today we commemorate the sacrifices of World War One. Thanks to the heroes of that horrendous conflict, we stand together as proud Canadians, an independent country, looking down a road to freedom and a pathway to peace. —By Kathy Morrell

Gen. Alexander Ross: WWI and the interwar period Excepted and edited from the Royal Canadian Legion Website Alexander Ross started life as a pioneer farm boy and went on to be a respected judge, a Brigadier-General in the Canadian Armed Forces, a politician and a pillar of his church and community. Ross was born in 1880 in the old town of Forres,

Harayshire in Scotland. He came to Canada with his family in 1886 to a homestead near the present village of Silton. There was no school and young Alexander was taught to read and write by his parents. He had a burning desire to learn and took advantage of the many books brought from Scotland by his parents. When he did start school, he had no

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trouble keeping up with his peers. By 1889, after a series of drought years, Alexander’s father gave up his homestead and moved to Regina. To the young Alexander, Regina was a metropolis with churches, schools and other boys. He became involved in the church life of the community by assisting in Sunday school and the church

library, and later he became superintendent of the church Sunday school. In 1897, Ross passed his junior matriculation exam at the University of Manitoba thus qualifying for an interim teacher’s certificate and was posted to a newly-opened school at Kronau. He grew weary of teaching, however and applied to become a law student at a

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law firm. In order that he could pursue his studies the firm also employed him as a janitor. At the end of his three years as an articling student he passed his examinations and was ready for the call to the bar before his 21st birthday and went to work as a Notary Public in Weyburn. Ross quickly learned Continued on C4

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Continued from C3 the ropes becoming a partner in the Regina law firm of T.C. Johnstone, who was also Crown Prosecutor for the District of Western Assiniboia. Soon after, Saskatchewan was granted provincial status and Ross became heavily involved in the Liberal Party and did a great deal of work at the provincial headquarters and in election campaigns. On the appointment of Mr. Johnstone to the King’s Bench Court, Ross was appointed Crown Prosecutor in the judicial district of Regina and started up his own law firm with a partner. After the death of his young wife in 1907 he became more involved in the business and professional life of Regina. Besides his legal practice he was agent of the Attorney General and counsel and solicitor for the Liberal Party. In the course of his political life he met and married Beatrice Scott, private secretary to the Attorney General and close friend of the wife of Premier Walter Scott. This marriage lasted well over 50 years until her death. Again he was at

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a career crossroad. He gave up his position as agent for the Attorney General and he dissolved his legal partnership and went it alone. By this time Ross had became more deeply involved in the military-first as adjutant of the Regina Rifles then captain. There was a reorganization and Saskatchewan was to have four infantry regiments with the Regina Rifles becoming a full regiment. In the shuffle Ross became a major and second-incommand. With the outbreak of World War I, Col. Embury, the commander, determined the Rifles would go as a unit. The department of National Defense asked each militia to supply a fixed number of officers and men. The Regina unit was asked for three officers and 100 men, which was secured without difficulty. Alexander Ross became the recruiting officer and was responsible for the initial training of the recruits. By the time the call came for a second division, there were 1,200 registered volunteers. Embury became commander of the 28th

Infantry Battalion, with the regiment supplying one double company and most of the headquarters staff. Ross became major in command of B company and by October the company was ready to move. In mid-October, 1914, the company left for Winnipeg where it was to spend the winter. On an order from Ottawa, company commanders would only hold the rank of captain so Ross was demoted from major to captain. But with a change in command of the more senior officers, he once more became a major, second in command. Colonel Embury molded the rank and file of diverse units into a cohesive whole. Finally the 28th Battalion arrived in England in early June, 1915. Soon after the arrival in England Ross was selected to organize and command a divisional school of trench warfare. He had limited experience in this line, but had a staff of specialists in various aspects of trench warfare. Not much later, he asked to return to regimental duties as second in command of the 28th. He and his company were shelled and had many

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there at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. It was strange that so few Yorktonites saw fit to attend the solemn and impressive ceremony. Not more than 300 were there to pay worthy tribute on this, the first year of peace in six years. Members of the Yorkton branch of the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L., and representatives of No. 2 F.T.S.

marched from the Legion Hall to the cenotaph and took their place in a hollow square about the memorial. Wreaths were placed by representatives of the various organizations in the city. Fred Scott placed the first wreath for the Legion. Then followed Mayor Peaker with the city wreath. Representatives of other organizations and individuals followed in turn.

J.C. Kerslake, the Legion president, read the ritual and asked for the usual two minute silence which was observed as the bell on the city hall announced the 11th hour. Trumpeter Jim Pudsey sounded Last Post and Reveille, and George Gilbert gave the verse of remembrance as Flt. Lieut. A. J. Scrace offered the dedicatory prayer. -from The Enterprise 1945

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was of the highest order. His actions contributed substantially to the holding of the position.” In a communication to Lieut. McKinnon, Major General H. W. Foster, G.O.C. 1st Canadian Division, said: “It gives me great pleasure to advise you that you have been awarded the Military Cross by Field Marshall the Hon. Harold R.L.G. Alexander, G.C.B., C.S.I., D.S.O., M.C., A.D.C., Supreme Allied Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Theatre. I wish to extend to you my heartiest congratulations. Your gallant act is in keeping with highest traditions of the Canadian army, and is a splendid example and inspiration to all your fellow countrymen. Best wishes for the future.” Lieut. McKinnon has two brothers, Ross overseas with the R.C.A.F., and Charlie, farming North or Yorkton, and two sisters, Mrs. Pengelly at Pennant, Sask., and Miss Bertie McKinnon, teaching in Regina. His parents now reside at Victoria, B.C.

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-May 1 – Adolf Hitler, Fuehrer of Germany and the world’s most hated man, and his minister of propaganda, Paul Joseph Goebbels, ended their lives by suicide. -April 30 – Americans captured Munich. Munich was the birth place of Naziism. -April 29 – Aged Marshal Petain returned to Paris to stand trial. -April 28 – Benito Mussolini, the jackal of Italy, or the “the sawdust

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River in Germany to eliminate an east and west front and cut Germany in half. Bremen fell to the British. April 25 – Reichmarshal Goering retired as head of the German air force. Little wonder! There was no German air force left for him to lead. World Security Conference opened at San Francisco.

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Toasts proposed by those who served now and yesterday Toasts Proposed By Those Who Served Now and Yesterday. The annual “Remembrance Day” dinner was held in the Yorkton hotel on Friday evening last under the auspices of the Yorkton branch of the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L. Unfortunately the attendance was disappointing for some unexplained reason. J.C. Kerslake presided and veterans of World War I and World War II participated in the toast list. Music and entertainment was provided by Art Gellert’s Swing

Kings, featuring Wallie Smith. All the old familiar songs of both wars were sung in a spirited fashion by those attending and immediately following the toast to His Majesty the King, those present sang, “It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipparary,” and “Roll Out the Barrell” which are considered the two most significant songs of the past two wars. Major Pat Gilbert, E.D. Crois de Guerre, proposed the toast to the Armed Forces and gave an interesting account of some of

his experiences, paying tribute to the Navy, the Army, the Air Force, the Auxiliary services, the R.C.A.M.C., and the Padre Service. Each played their part and did it well he said and none better than the Padres of all faiths. He twitted the boys present who had served in the Air Force for the manner in which they sometimes bombed our army. REPLY FROM SERVICES Group Captain D. A. Harding, O.B.E., A.F.C., Commanding Officer, No. 2 F.T.S., responded. He

too stressed the splendid co-operation that had existed between all branches of services and recalled incidents of the war to strengthen his claim. He said he was certain that as a result or war experiences the veterans would bring back into civilian life something that has been sadly lacking in the way of co-operation. CONDITIONS DIFFERENT TODAY The Group Captain recalled what had happened to the Veterans of World War I and the

struggle they had to rehabilitate themselves. He told of his own experiences and said he was satisfied that it will be much different on this occasion because of the work done by the Canadian Legion. He expressed regret that there were vacant chairs at the dinner. There should not be. The boys should take every opportunity to stick with the Legion. The toast to the Legion was ably proposed by Flight Lieutenant Geo. Jamieson. He expressed the appreciation of the veterans of

World War II for the work done in their behalf by the vets of the First Great War. He recounted the value of their services in the field and at home. As a result the boys coming back are finding conditions much better than the “Old Sweats” faced after the other war. George said it is up to the boys

returning to join the Legion and really put an effort into their work and with the assistance and experience of the veterans of the First Great War they were bound to succeed in their efforts. Flight Lieutenant Doug. Matheson responded to this toast. He said he agreed with all his Comrade Jamieson had said. The

boys who served in this war are conscious that the veterans of the First Great War had done a marvelous job and he wished to express the appreciation of the new Legionnaires for all the other Legionnaires had done. -from The Enterprise 1945

April 26, 1945 General Ross Refers to Part Played By Civil Security Corps. Approximately 100 members of the Yorkton battalion, Saskatchewan Veterans’ Civil Security Corps, held a stand-down ceremony in Melville on Wednesday, April 18, when they were entertained at a supper held in the Masonic Temple provided by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L., Melville branch. Gen. Alex Ross, C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., ex-commandant, presented the members with certificates of service on behalf of

the Saskatchewan government. By orderin-council from the dominion government, General Ross was asked to form the Saskatchewan unit in May, 1940, but was obliged to relinquish this duty when he became commandant of civil defence. In the course of his address, Gen. Ross referred to the whole-hearted support given by the ex-service men of Saskatchewan, stating that upwards of 8,000 had answered the call at a time when it was felt their services were urgently needed. When the call went out, so quick was the response in some districts that the return of the

mail informed him that various units were organized. The Yorkton district was one of these. Inspector G. M. Curleigh of the R.C.M.P., Yorkton, thanked the members for assistance they had rendered the force during the war years. Besides being of actual assistance to the police the fact that the people knew the corps was organized was of great moral effect on all. Major J. F. McKay of Regina also spoke briefly, thanking the men. Members were present from Kelliher, Ituna, Dubuc, Yorkton, Duff, Fenwood,

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east and those from the west to overwhelm the enemy of Berlin, it is fitting that, in our feelings of jubilation, we pause a few moments to think reverently and lovingly of those our comrades who on land, on the sea, and in the air, laid down their lives that we, their countrymen, should remain free; to think with sympathy of our wounded and our prisoners of war; and to reflect on the past five years – five years of toil and sweat and tears and blood. Think back to those days, those weeks, those anxious months, when the words ‘There’ll Always Be an England,’ were on everybody’s lips – virtually a prayer in his heart. Let us not forget those days; and still, that ‘Never did so many owe so many to so few.’ “Today we can rejoice and give thanks that part of the job is done, but only part; we still must have ‘the tools to finish the job’ against the other enemy on the other side of the world, and we must carry on the spirit of ‘blood and tears and toil and sweat.’ Even when Japan is subdued, the job may not be finished. Perhaps it will be just beginning, if the spirit of freedom, and decency, and reason, is to prevail throughout the world. “Let us always believe and teach ‘That if our enemy made any mistakes in his monstrous plans and tactics, his greatest mistake was in starting war at all, because, once the rest of the world was aroused, such forces were organized against him that no nation, or group of outlaw nations, could withstand them. The enemy must realize that his downfall is the result of aroused world opinion, backed by the irresistible forces that have turned upon him in indignation and

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disgust. CANADIAN PRIDE “We are proud that part of that great force for Right is Canadian, but we have paid for our pride in blood and sacrifice; ‘May the blood of our fallen comrades unite us under one name – a name of one word, only, Canadians; and may their deeds and shortened lives inspire us to labor on – to be worthy of the sacrifice they made.’ “ ‘At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.’” At this point Rev. J. E. Jones, president of the Yorkton Ministerial Association, took over the chair to preside over the religious part of the service. He called for the singing hymn of the “All People That on Earth Do Dwell.” Following this Rev. A. Propp, pastor of the Luthern Church, read from the Scripture Psalm 46 followed by Scripture readings by Rev. A. C. Hamill, minister of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Hamill read from Isaiah, chapter 9, and the 4th chapter of Micah. Rev. Mr. Jones then offered up a prayer of dedication to God for the Victory, calling on His help and guidance for the days ahead. The hymn “O God Our Help in Ages Past” followed. A HAPPY DAY Mayor Peaker began his address by saying that everyone hails this day, the day of victory, as one of the happy days of our own lives and from the standpoint of the nation as a day that will be greeted for all time as a day of deliverance, deliverance from the fear that in this world of ours there can exist a power that could take from us all our freedom of action, of mind and will, of worship and of speech.

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These are liberties which we have taken as a matter of course but we must remember the centuries behind us when our forefathers were also fighting and sacrificing to gain and hold these liberties. We look back over these days and we know that at times there were days of anxiety. There were times when many were grieving at the loss of dear ones and there was in addition the anxiety as to whether victory would ever come to our side or whether the world was to be plunged into the dark days of ancient years. This morning we listened to the pronouncements of victory by two of the leaders of the nations in this conflict. Unfortunately we missed the voice of one of the leaders who had done so much to bring final victory but we listened to President Roosevelt’s successor who admitted the part played by his predecessor. The words which the two leaders gave us were short and simple. Our great leader Winston Churchill made just the bare announcement of the capitulation of our enemy in Europe. He told us that there was to be a brief period of rejoicing but when that brief period is over again Great Britain must take up the quarrel with the foe yet to be beaten. There was a short declaration from President Truman. He said there were days of work, work, work ahead for the United Nations and he went on to declare that for all time the great American nation would be with the Allies in peace as they were in war. DARK DAYS OF WAR The mayor then adopted a retrospective tone. He recalled the days o Continued on Page C9

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F U T U R E RESPONISBILITIES General Ross said he had the honor and privilege of witnessing the end of the First Great War from a battlefield and experiencing the hope of permanent peace. Today we witness from the Roxy Theatre the same thing, only things are happening in a different way. Although many differences exist there is still the same work remaining to be done at the end of this war which remained at the end of the last one. So today while it is only right that we give thanks to Almighty God for our deliverance from danger yet let our rejoicing not cloud our responsibility in the future. The speaker recalled the day on which war began. The Legion was holding its Decoration Day service in Yorkton and he was the speaker. He remembered how difficult it was for him to find words on that occasion but he did recall that the words of Kipling’s Recessional – “Lord God of hosts be with us yet, lest we forget, lest we forget” – kept recurring again and again. The disaster through which we have just passed came to us because we had forgotten in 1918 and succeeding years. We had forgotten the sacrifice, the cause for which they died. Therefore the lesson was that we shall remember. Today that comes to us again with even greater force than before. General Ross said he had been going through some of his old papers that were published after the last war and he came across this quotation from an eminent divine: “The world’s heart is so fickle that the enthusiasm of today is often followed by the neglect of tomorrow.” From another paper he saw where a commentator had said “The world has lived through four years of peace and peacemaking and such peace as has been established

the greatest of these, can rise from a million graves to kill the hatreds, the cruelties and blindness in the hearts of the living. Is it the last post sounding? Is it reveille? Dirge of a world or a cry of a world awakening.” That is the answer. Let us not mock or defame by speaking of remembrance unless we are prepared to dedicate our lives to the sacrifice they made. Let us ever remember as the bugle sounds the cease-fire. Let us be ready to give the answer. Is it the lost post? Or is it reveille? The answer we held in our hands 25 years ago. But for us the cease-fire because a dirge. Let us make certain this time it is the sound of world awakening the dawn of a better day. The hymn of “God of Our Fathers” was then sung, followed by an impressive observance of the two minutes’ silence for those who made the supreme sacrifice. First came the Last Post, during which a large Union Jack was raised to uncover a “Soldier’s Cross,” then followed the famous Legion Ritual read by General Ross: “They shall grow not old as we who are left grow old, “Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn, “At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, “We shall remember them.” Reveille sounded and the flag returned to cover the cross. As this impressive ceremony was carried out the Legion color party lowered and then raised their flags. Those attending sang “The Kind” and Rev. Mr. Jones pronounced the Benediction. Yorkton had paid its tribute to its sons and daughters who fought so gallantly and well in the world’s greatest battles.

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Continued from Page C8 Dunkirk when all seemed lost and Britain fought alone but said there was some supernatural power which prevented her from falling to the hands of the enemy. The same thing happened again in North Africa and on numerous other occasions. He recalled what a writer had said of Napoleon: “There is no man in history in whose life we can find so many points where we are tempted to believe that we see the hand of a higher power interposed.” Said of one man whose life’s ambition was to gain overlordship of Europe but whose final act in the attempt was to surrender to the captain of a British warship. Living in these days a greater point might be given to the observation of Hitler’s career for whose downfall and the crashing of the vile system of government he began, we are now showing our gratitude. We should give thanks for the great leaders who unswervingly carried us through to final victory and that our times produced the men needed for immensity of the task. At the beginning of the century we looked forward to permanent peace but within 40 years greater conflicts than the mind of man thought could be came to pass. In conclusion Mayor Peaker paid tribute to our fighting men and the responsibility which now is ours. General Ross said on this day of days there is much he would like to say and much perhaps which should be said. Much perhaps those of his audience would like him to say because he always noticed in meetings of this kind a desire on the part of those attending that the speaker should translate their own articulate thoughts into the spoken word. But his time was limited and he proposed only to make one or two points.

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may well be though to be the lassitude of exhaustion, rather than the fruit of restored good-will.” THE PRICE WE PAID That was twenty years or so ago. General Ross said so his message today is that as we rejoice in our deliverance in victory and thrill at what has been accomplished let us never forget the price which has been paid. The suffering entailed and the dark days through which we have passed. Days when we wondered what the end would be. He recalled visiting the various capital cities in Canada in his war work and seeing Union Jacks flaunting in the breeze and wondering to himself if that fine flag would continue to fly. We should now consider at what cost it still is flying today. Nor should we forget the men who made all this possible. He asked his audience to remember the 50,000 homes in Canada where people today are grateful for the victory but are saddened by the sacrifice of some dear one. Theirs will be the hope that the sacrifice is not in vain. All the various speakers of the day, including the Right Honorable Prime Minister and the President stressed the fact that we have as yet won but one phase of the war. We must go on and defeat Japan and after that tackle the tremendous task of restoring those who come back from the field of battle to a good way of life. And those who return will have their part to play in this task as well. Another item which he read in his papers was this: “Such thoughts as come to us on Armistice Day persuade us that faith, hope and love, these consolitory watchers by the graves of all men, cannot labor in vain. Faith that so much courage cannot be lost. Hope that it may be handed on to transform our evil world – if only ‘love,’

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ROSS Continued from C4 He returned to Regina as a Brigadier-General and reviewed the unit for the last time on June 19, 1919. That summer, he put away his military uniform and went back to his law practice, but was soon back with the military because his legal prospected ended up being meagre. Ross reorganized the whole militia force in Saskatchewan, but lack of funding sent him back to law again after a year. He was offered the post as District Court Judge for the Yorkton District and he accepted the appointment in September, 1921. In civilian life he resumed his association with the church and became rector of the Anglican church in Yorkton, a post

he held until his voluntary retirement in 1965. He was invited to become the Chancellor of the Diocese and as such re-wrote the whole of Canon Law for the church. His work with the church was recognized in the Diocese by conferring on him the degree of Doctor of Common Law by St. Chad’s College, affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan. Until he was settled in Yorkton, Ross had not been involved with war veterans affairs. While he was a member of the Great War Veterans, he had not taken an active interest in the organization. At that time the veterans movement was chaotic. There were 14 nationally chartered organizations in Canada,

all clamoring for support. It was obvious that success could not come about unless there was unity in the movement. Ross was invited to attend a convention in Regina. Under the plan, Saskatchewan was to have three delegates to a “unity conference” in Winnipeg. Ross attended the convention and was named honourary treasurer of the first provincial council of the Canadian Legion in Saskatchewan. The first dominion convention was held in Winnipeg in 1927 and Ross was named to the resolutions committee. At the initial meeting of the committee in Winnipeg, the chairman did not arrive and Ross was assumed that position and held it for seven years until he was named Dominion president in

1934. In 1926 he had organized and became first president of the Yorkton Branch and continued until his election as provincial president in 1930. During that period the Legion suffered as financial support dwindled when the depression set in. A special appeal was

made for funds and a conference was called in Ottawa in 1934. Ross was given time away from his judicial duties by the government to reorganize and try to get the Legion back on its feet. When he retired as president after four years there was a great

improvement in the government’s administration of veterans affairs, the Legion was in a solid financial position, most local problems had been solved and there was unity in the Legion. A complete biography of General Alexander Ross is available at www.yorktonlegion.ca.

Legion members honoured for 70 years service This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. It is remarkable just to be a surviving veteran of that war in 2015, but three of Yorkton’s veterans passed an even more remarkable 70th milestone this year. In 2015, John Propp, Don Low and Russell Bishop celebrated 70 years of continuous membership in and service to the Royal Canadian Legion. The three men were slated to receive 70-year pins in a public ceremony at the Legion’s Yorkton branch September 30, but Propp.

Local Legion president Peter Wyatt therefore presented Propp with his pin in hospital just before he passed away on September 1. Low and Bishop received their pins as scheduled at the general meeting September 30. “During their 70 years of continuous membership, these three members volunteered and contributed so much of their time to the Legion, community and country they should be recognized and appreciated,” Wyatt said. At that meeting, the Legion also appreciated the initiation of six brand

new members. So far for 2016, the local branch has welcomed a total of 18 new members, the most in many years.

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On Remembrance Day…

We recognize the many sacrices made by our men & women in uniform both today and throughout our nation’s history. We honour their courage and dedication and we thank them for their contribution to our country.

Don Low & Russell Bishop

Thank You, Veterans.

John Propp

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